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José Greco 2000 Deaths

José GrecoAge: 82 Spanish-American flamenco dancer and choreographer who popularized the flamboyant dance during the 1950s and '60s. In 1948 he organized his own company, Ballets y Bailes de…

Goose Gossage Biography

Goose GossageBorn: July 5, 1951Baseball RHP Nine-time All Star (1975-78, 80-82, 84-85); intimidating relief pitcher; Fireman of the Year in 1975 with White Sox and 1978 with Yankees; led AL…

Habib Bourguiba 2000 Deaths

Habib BourguibaAge: 96 Tunisian liberator who negotiated independence from France in 1956 and served as president from 1957–1997 when he was deposed. A pro-Western moderate, Bourguiba is…

Hubert Selby 2004 Deaths

Hubert SelbyAge: 75 writer whose Last Exit to Brooklyn explicitly described the underbelly of Brooklyn during the 1950s, revealing an urban wasteland littered with drugs, gangs, and…

Jeff Smith 2004 Deaths

Jeff SmithAge: 65 former minister who reinvented himself as public television's Frugal Gourmet. He wrote a series of best-selling cookbooks. His career came to an abrupt end in 1997, when…

Jerry Harper 2001 Deaths

Jerry HarperAge: 67 center on Alabama's "Rocket Eight" basketball teams of the mid-1950s; team's fives starters and three reserves earned the nickname by compiling records of 19-5 in and 21-3…

Tex Schramm 2003 Deaths

Tex SchrammAge: 83 professional football executive who, as general manager of the Dallas Cowboys, hired coach Tom Landry. The pair led the team to 20 straight winning seasons and two Super…

Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raittblues-rock singerBorn: 11/8/1949Birthplace: Burbank, California Grammy Award-winning blues-rock singer and guitarist known for her powerful voice and late-career comeback. Her recordings…

Bonnie Raitt Biography

Bonnie Raittblues-rock singerBorn: 11/8/1949Birthplace: Burbank, California Grammy Award-winning blues-rock singer and guitarist known for her powerful voice and late-career comeback. Her recordings…

Jeff Gordon

Jeff GordonBorn: Aug. 4, 1971Auto racer NASCAR Rookie of Year (1993); 4-time Winston Cup champion (1995,97,98,2001); won inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994; in 1997, at 25 became youngest winner…